Manufacturing Engineer(Direct Hire)
Mokena, IL
Job Requisition: 7366
Annual Salary Range: $80 – 110K. Individual salaries are based on education, geographic location, and alignment to the market data.
Description for Manufacturing Engineer:
Develops manufacturing processes that achieve maximum process and cost efficiency while achieving performance and quality standards. Determines cost and routes for new product and maintains current products records structure to ensure effective control of documentation. Assures operational readiness; determines factory capability, workflow, space requirements, and equipment.
Manufacturing Engineer Responsibilities:
- Identify opportunities for and implement improvements in current practices and processes and work with team to develop/maintain continuous improvement culture and awareness.
- Conduct product and process flow analysis and implement improvements for costs, productivity and quality.
- Direct and coordinate the engineering support to implement, plan, develop and organize product area
- Drive the development and implementation of the safety policies and quality policies
- Drives application of the ITW Toolbox & Root Cause Corrective Action
- Develop assembly machine parameters and maintain standard set up sheets for each part number on the machines, along with troubleshooting problems
- Follow up on quality reject meetings by addressing immediate quality issues an develop systems to prevent future occurrences
- Resolve issues related to personnel, profitability, quality, growth, etc.
- Conduct machine safety reviews along with identifying and ensuring preventative maintenance on automated equipment for continuous improvement
- Work with manufacturing and automation personnel to improve quality and efficiency on the production floor
- Assist with new product design process to ensure ease of manufacturability
- Participate in manufacturing and automation projects, including creating and updating PFMEA documents
- Submit capital requirement and justifications to management
- Other duties as assigned
Manufacturing Engineer Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience required
- 3+ years related work experience required
- Good mechanical aptitude along with good computer literacy and skills required
- Experience in injection molding strongly preferred
- 3D CAD systems knowledge required, Solidworks preferred
- Knowledge of Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing principles are a plus
